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  2. Amish - Wikipedia

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    When people refer to the Amish today, they normally refer to the Old Order Amish, though there are other subgroups of Amish. [8] The Amish fall into three main subgroups—the Old Order Amish, the New Order Amish , and the Beachy Amish —all of whom wear plain dress and live their life according to the Bible as codified in their church's Ordnung .

  3. Amish way of life - Wikipedia

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    Amish make decisions about health, education, and relationships based on their Biblical interpretation. Amish life has influenced some things in popular culture. As the Amish are divided into the Old Order Amish, New Order Amish, and Beachy Amish, the way of life of families depends on the rule of the church community to which they belong.

  4. Amish religious practices - Wikipedia

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    Most Old Order Amish people speak Pennsylvania German in the home, with the exception of several areas in the Midwest, where a variety of Swiss German may be used. In Beachy Amish settings, the use of English in church is the norm, but with some families continuing to use Pennsylvania German, or a variety of Swiss German, at home.

  5. Amish youth experience a rite of passage called Rumspringa ...

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    Amish people value traits like obedience, pacifism and humility. Their clothing is plain and they do not wear jewelry or other ornamentations Famously, Amish people also maintain a limited ...

  6. I broke away from my traditional Amish community. Here ... - AOL

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    The Amish recognized that where business is going in the world today, if we want to keep up and be successful, we're going to have to allow some things in. I wanted answers, and I wasn't getting them

  7. Subgroups of Amish - Wikipedia

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    Over the years, as Amish churches have divided many times over doctrinal disputes, subgroups have developed. The "Old Order Amish", a conservative faction that withdrew in the 1860s from fellowship with the wider body of Amish, are those that have most emphasized traditional practices and beliefs.

  8. The Amish Cook: A new church leader is ordained - AOL

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    The number of people in the lot will be matched with the number of books that are to be used. Each brother in the lot picks out a book from the row that has been placed upfront, each with a rubber ...

  9. Rumspringa - Wikipedia

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    Rumspringa (Pennsylvania German pronunciation: [ˈrʊmˌʃprɪŋə]), [2] also spelled Rumschpringe or Rumshpringa (lit. ' running around ', [3] from Pennsylvania German rumschpringe ' to run around; to gad; to be wild '; [4] compare Standard German herum-, rumspringen ' to jump around '), is a rite of passage during adolescence, used in some Amish communities.